Mobile Terminal Icon Movement via Page Indicators
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile terminals face challenges in efficiently managing and moving graphical objects on their touch screens, which affects usability and accessibility.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a control method that allows icons to be efficiently moved between pages on a touch screen using page indicators, enabling direct movement of predetermined icons to desired pages without sequential reordering, and enhancing the visual feedback to improve user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If icons are moved sequentially between pages, then the movement process is simple to implement, but the time required to move icons to distant pages increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a page indicator as an intermediary element that represents target pages. When a user drags an icon toward a page indicator, the system detects this interaction and directly moves the icon to the corresponding page, bypassing sequential page-by-page movement. This intermediary mechanism enables direct long-distance icon movement while maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical sequential movement system with a detection-based direct transport system. Instead of physically moving icons through intermediate pages, the system detects the user's intent through touch screen interaction with page indicators and directly relocates icons to target pages, significantly reducing movement time while maintaining implementation feasibility.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple pages of icons are displayed, then the capacity to store icons increases, but the complexity of managing and navigating between pages increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the icon storage space into multiple pages, allowing a large number of icons to be organized systematically. Each page serves as a separate container, making it easier to manage and navigate icons without overwhelming the user interface. This segmentation enables scalable icon storage while maintaining operational simplicity through page-based organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The page indicator serves multiple functions: it represents a target page, detects user intent for icon movement, and provides visual feedback for navigation. This multi-functional element simplifies the overall interface by combining navigation and interaction capabilities into a single universal mechanism, reducing the complexity of icon management across multiple pages.
3Ease of operation
If visual feedback is enhanced during icon movement, then user interaction quality improves, but the processing load and complexity of the control system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements visual feedback by displaying page indicators that show target pages and provide real-time information about icon movement status. When a user drags an icon, the system provides visual cues indicating the current state and target destination, improving user interaction quality. This feedback mechanism is achieved through simple display updates rather than complex processing, maintaining system simplicity while enhancing usability.
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal may include a touch screen configured to display a specific page a plurality of pages including at least one icon and a controller configured to move a specific icon displayed on the specific page to a page corresponding to a specific indicator a plurality of indicators when a predetermined user manipulation for selecting the specific indicator is detected, the plurality of pages having indicators corresponding the pages respectively.